Confessions of a Drone Warrior: “He was an experiment, really. One of the first recruits for a new kind of warfare in which men and machines merge. He flew multiple missions, but he never left his computer. He hunted top terrorists, saved lives, but always from afar. He stalked and killed countless people, but could not always tell you precisely what he was hitting. Meet the 21st-century American killing machine. who’s still utterly, terrifyingly human.” [GQ]

Obama’s Credibility is Melting: “From the moment he emerged in the public eye with his 2004 speech at the Democratic Convention and through his astonishing defeat of the Clintons in 2008, Barack Obama’s calling card has been credibility. He speaks, and enough of the world believes to keep his presidency afloat. Or used to.” [WSJ]

Eyes on Detroit: “The trial over Detroit’s eligibility for bankruptcy started Wednesday with starkly different interpretations of the events leading up to the city’s historic Chapter 9 filing in July.” [NYT]

How come you live in France when the taxes are higher and your healthcare system is even more 'public' then our ACA? I mean you clearly desire lower taxes and a sh!tty healthcare system where unless you're perfectly health and rich you don't deserve insurance.

Here's what I think folks. IF the ACA works out and prices fall, it's a big step towards a single-payer system. The GOP is desperate to stop it. As much as they hate Obama and the democrats, their best strategy would be to step aside and let it fail. If it fails, they reap the benefits and accomplish what BENGHAZI!!!!, the IRS, Muslim and Socialist!!! couldn't do. But no, they decided to go ahead with a shutdown even though they KNOW what it did to them the last time. Their worst nightmare is it working and prices dropping. On top of that, all of those people with pre-existing conditions can now be covered. Are they going to vote for people that take away their medical coverage? It looks obvious to me.

It was dumb of them to bet against something that is pretty much a universal concept in all industrialized countries. They all have some form of either regulated insurance or public type options and it helps them lower over all health care costs with the added benefit of longer average lifespan, overall health and happiness.

If that's socialism sign me up.

The contrast of the GOPers calling this type of no brainier something insidious falls on its arse when you look at the few states that have similar programs (like Hawaii) and can balance their bills.

@MrObvious, many of us have said it many times, but the Tea party has the best chance of bringing down the US. I'm more fearful of them than any taliban or Al Queada terrorists. they're the suicide bombers without the actual bombs.

@collioure, please, think rationally. It's less than a month old and it's a "disaster"? Why is it a disaster? Because the code is messed up? Or is it a "disaster" because "independents", that is conservatives, stand to lose their @sses if it's a success?

This rollout is so disastrous that no one can reasonably conceive that this will succeed as planned.

Imagine any type of progressive system that allows people to live better without the fear of crippling poverty without the easy sign up ability of a 'interface'.

We all know that when SS and Medicare first was passed into law those computers sure worked like clock work. I'm sorry - you say that there was no computers and applications could take months and longer to process?

Holy shiat - how did we ever get anything done without perfect conditions?

@collioure, let's try an analogy. The military wants a huge new weapons system. On the first trial, the code for the guidance system isn't working right. Is the correct solution to cancel the whole program and never try it again or try to work out the bugs?